Bert Williams

Bert Williams

male, deceased (1922)
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 - March 4, 1922) was the pre-eminent Black entertainer of his era and one of the most popular comedians for all...
Eric Lott

Eric Lott

male, 50 years old
Eric Lott (b. 1959) is an American Professor of English and social historian. Lott received his Ph. D. in 1991 from Columbia University. He has...
Thomas D. Rice

Thomas D. Rice

male, deceased (1860)
Thomas Dartmouth (T.D.) "Daddy" Rice, was a comedian in the blackface form of comedy of the 19th century. Because he developed an immediately...
George Washington Dixon

George Washington Dixon

male, deceased (1861)
George Washington Dixon (1801? –2 March 1861) was an American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor. He rose to prominence as a blackface pe...
Charles Hicks

Charles Hicks

male, deceased (1902)
Charles Barney Hicks was an African American advance man, manager, performer, and owner of blackface minstrel troupes composed of African American...
Edwin Forrest

Edwin Forrest

male, deceased (1872)
Edwin Forrest (March 9, 1806 - December 12, 1872), American actor, was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Scottish and German descent and was an...
Sam Lucas

Sam Lucas

male, deceased (1916)
Sam Lucas was an African American actor, comedian, singer, and songwriter. His career began in blackface minstrelsy, but he later became one of the...

George Christy

male
George Christy (born George Harrington) was one of the leading blackface performers during the early years of the blackface minstrel show in the...
Billy Whitlock

Billy Whitlock

male, deceased (1878)
William M. "Billy" Whitcock was an American blackface performer. He began his career in entertainment doing blackface banjo routines in circuses...

Walter Long

male, deceased (1952)
Walter Long (5 March 1879-4 July 1952) was an American character actor in films from the 1910s. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. He appeared...